River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-17

The eulogy upon Senator Logan by the
junior Senator of Minnesota was delivered
at the especial request of Mrs. Logan her.
self who highly values the warm relation
ship that had long existed between Sena-
tors Sabin and Logan. Since Logan's bur
ial Sabin has been frequent caller at the
Logan home and has done much TO help
the bereaved woman in her business affairs.
Senator Sabin does not consider himself
especially adapted TO public speaking and
had no intention of making an address,
but at Mrs. Logan's personal request he
consented, and his effort was marked as
one of the best among those delivered upon
the day of eulogy in the Senate. Mr.
Sabin said:
The death of one having occupied so inn
pOrtant a place in the service and affec-
tons of the public as Gen. Logan naturally
leads to a survey Of his life and an inQ'iirN
into those personal qualities that nodded
his being into whatever of fulluess and
roundness Of oHtline 1t Possessed lie was
pleased 10 tnt SO many members Of the
Senate qualified with an acquaintance with
| ten. LOgan's public and private lie and
! knowledge of the handspring Of his conduct,
who We're re5 dy o venture into this field %
inquiry with spirit of generous consIdsra-
ton to which his memory was conspicuous
" entitled. lie would leave his military
career t8r In Sc comrades III arms who
knew 20 well how to speak of his labors and
his victories. 1he name of Gen john 4
Logan was at once q glory to the American
people and a natural heritage TO future gen
eratlOns.
He was q Colossus among the giants of
American history. The impress of his
| individuality AID genius must remain upUo
the institutions for the pe!petuity AND per
fecting of which the ives of Washington,
of Hamilton, Of jefferson, Of Sumner ard
Lincoln ana of Grant were dedicated. It
was the attitude of Logan at the outbreak
of the rebellion. lie thought, that first drew
public attention 10 him. \ Douglass Dom
Ocrat. he shared the confidence OF the great
leader. During the troublesome 1rriod
intervening between the first victory Of the
Republican party in the election Of Lincoln
and the bOmbardment o. Sumter Logan
found his path Of duty. The fan OF Sf-stor
determined the course Of Logan Ihu uiOH
20 him was the paramount good and party
but a means Of securing Il. Loyalty O. shat
/ Union lsit him no alternative ana no
accepted il with "a resolution never aftery
ward shaken.
His life current flowed a steady stream
and once. directed against the forces of dis
union. nothing but the front of the battle
could satisfy his ambitious courage isls-
gan's opportunity for serving his country
vas not closed at AppomattOx. The rest0-
atlon of the reign OF law IN those regions
ong dominated by the force of arms. the
readlustWent Of those communities ina their
relations as members of the Union. the for
mutation of legal enactments demanded bS
the elevation Of the black man into the light
ami liberty of American citizenship. the
whole scheme of national restoration and
civil rehabilitation known ..the period of
reconstruction called for ability equal in
Importance 10 the demands of military strife.
In this new field was Gen Logan found the
constant. effective and honored Representa-
tive Of the people and the sturdy champion
of the most effective measures calculated 20
secure for the entire country the benefits of
"a restored Union.
Senator Sabin referred TO the tolls and
hardships of Gen. Logan's early life and his
earnest struggles for an education, and IN
conclusion said more fitting words cannot
be said of our dear friend and lamented
associate than bis own touching tribute 10
the memory of the immortal Lincoln, tNes.
his sun has set forever Iloyalty's gentle
voice can no longer wake thrills of ioy
along the tuneless cords of his msuldering
heart vet patriots and lovers Of liberty who
still linger ON the shores of Time rise and
bless his memory, and millions vet unborn
viii in after times rise to deplore his death
and cherish as a household name his death